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GuyWithOpinions · 31-35, M
English comes from latin. The prime languages are latin, Gaelic, mandarin and sanskrit.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@GuyWithOpinions More than Latin.
It also contains ancient Greek, Germanic and Scandinavian elements; the latter two thanks to invaders and settlers who arrived in what later became England, after the Roman Empire's collapse.
They collectively formed the Anglo-Saxons, and their 11C conquerors, the Normans, were French (Latinate language) descendants of Scandinavian settlers (hence "Norse" / "Norman").
It also contains ancient Greek, Germanic and Scandinavian elements; the latter two thanks to invaders and settlers who arrived in what later became England, after the Roman Empire's collapse.
They collectively formed the Anglo-Saxons, and their 11C conquerors, the Normans, were French (Latinate language) descendants of Scandinavian settlers (hence "Norse" / "Norman").